Opposition lawmakers protest alleged mistreatment of Indian deportees by U.S.
India’s Parliament was disrupted Thursday as opposition lawmakers protested the alleged mistreatment of 104 Indian immigrants deported by the United States.
NEW DELHI — India’s Parliament was disrupted Thursday as opposition lawmakers protested the alleged mistreatment of 104 Indian immigrants deported by the United States.
A U.S. military plane carrying Indian migrants arrived Wednesday in a northern Indian city, the first such flight to the country as part of a crackdown ordered by President Donald Trump’s administration.
Renuka Chowdhury, a lawmaker in the Congress party, said the deportees were “handcuffed, had their legs chained and even struggled to use the washroom.” Her colleague, Gaurav Gogoi, called it “degrading.”
Parliament adjourned as the opposition chanted slogans and demanded a discussion about flights.
The protests mirrored concerns after a contentious deportation flight to Brazil on Jan. 25 prompted that country’s government to seek an explanation for the “degrading treatment” of 88 passengers.
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